Women Say Volusia Man Raped Them 25 Years Ago

The Two South Florida Women Said Sexual Activity Occurred Between 1968 And 1971, When They Were 7 And 9.

September 23, 1995|By Pat LaMee of The Sentinel Staff

HOLLY HILL — Two women's memories of events they say happened 25 years ago when they were children landed a Holly Hill man in jail this week on a rape charge.

Percy Larue Calhoun, 77, of South Daytona has been released from the Volusia County Branch Jail on $50,000 bond after his indictment Thursday by the Volusia grand jury.

Calhoun declined to comment when reached by phone Friday.

The women reported their memories to Holly Hill police investigator Jim Patton, who forwarded the information to State Attorney Steve Alexander. He took the information to grand jurors, who questioned the women before indicting the defendant.

The South Florida women told The Orlando Sentinel the sexual activity occurred between 1968 and 1971.

The girls, then 7 and 9, lived with their mother in an apartment near Calhoun's business. Often unsupervised, the girls wandered into his shop, they said.